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First Advantage

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in First Advantage in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.67B → $2.85B (+$174M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9498 (+4)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.05%92.35% (+0.3%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
98
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.26%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SLG
1
Silver Lake Group
California
$1.81B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$97.9M +$11.6M +675,006 +16%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$93.1M +$3.82M +222,034 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$84M +$7.18M +416,947 +11%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$65.7M +$1.7M +98,570 +3%
BAMCO Inc
6
BAMCO Inc
New York
$59.6M +$4.38M +254,240 +9%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$47.3M -$1.14M -66,063 -3%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$45.8M +$15.9M +924,966 +69%
ZP
9
Zimmer Partners
New York
$40.9M -$14.5M -840,650 -29%
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$36.2M -$6.01M -349,432 -16%
TCM
11
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$34.4M -$10.4M -605,978 -26%
ACH
12
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$26.5M +$1.14M +66,354 +5%
ICM
13
Indaba Capital Management
California
$25.2M
PAMP
14
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$25.2M +$1.88M +109,000 +10%
Select Equity Group
15
Select Equity Group
New York
$24.6M -$5.1M -296,197 -20%
N
16
Nuveen
North Carolina
$24.3M -$3.42M -198,632 -12%
EA
17
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$24.1M +$3.06M +177,927 +18%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$23.4M -$20.2K -1,175 -0.1%
EMFAT
19
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$19.9M -$716K -41,609 -4%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.5M +$1.86M +108,196 +13%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.5M -$345K -20,029 -2%
Fidelity International
22
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$16.2M +$2.61M +151,544 +23%
Alyeska Investment Group
23
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$15.1M
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.48M -$150K -8,715 -2%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9.28M +$7.31M +424,819 +1,226%

FA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

98 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Advantage (FA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $2.85B — up 6.5% from $2.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was Zimmer Partners, cutting an estimated $14.5M.

  • 98 institutional investors held First Advantage (FA) as of Q1 2022, up from 94 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.85B of First Advantage stock for Q1 2022, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Advantage positions in Q1 2022 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Advantage buyer in Q1 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest First Advantage seller in Q1 2022 was Zimmer Partners, an estimated $14.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.